A Sampling of Clips for 
August 14, 2006

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Stem Cell Limits Have Scientists Seeing Double
Los Angeles Times, August 9 -- The Bush administration’s embryonic stem cell policy, which now restricts federal support to research involving about 20 cell lines, has created a logistical nightmare for science. Researchers who study both federally approved and unapproved stem cells have had to buy duplicate equipment to conduct their experiments, then set up elaborate systems to keep their work completely separate. (Quotes Larry Goldstein, a professor of cellular and molecular medicine at UCSD). More

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For the Aymara, the Future Is Then
NPR, August 12 -- Most cultures see the future as something ahead. The past is behind. The Aymara of the Andean highlands reverse the perspective, UCSD researcher Rafael Nunez has found. And they're not alone. Ken Olson, a linguistics professor at the University of North Dakota, fills Scott Simon in on the details. More

Invasion of the Jellyfish: The Secret Life of Stingers
The Independent, UK, Aug. 11 -- It was the mysterious creature from the deep. It had no head, brain, heart, eyes, nor ears. It had no bones, but possessed poisonous tentacles. And it was carnivorous. There is currently an explosion of jellyfish worldwide. Holiday destinations in Spain, Italy, France, Croatia and northern Africa are plagued with a creature called Pelagia noctiluca, which glows a dull yellow and packs a painful sting, hence its common name, the mauve stinger. It is burgeoning throughout the Mediterranean and the Adriatic. (Quotes Jeremy Jackson, a marine ecologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography). More

Report: Global Warming Real Threat to California
San Diego Union-Tribune, August 12 -- Increasing temperatures will transform California, threatening some of its most valuable resources in coming decades. That's the primary message of a new state publication that summarizes 17 scientific studies involving several scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and examining how global warming is expected to play out in California. Scientists and state officials discussed the findings at Scripps on Aug. 11. (Also quotes Scripps researcher Dan Cayan). More

Experts at S.D. Meeting Cite Other Nations' Advances
San Diego Union-Tribune, August 12 -- The future of U.S. competitiveness in science and technology is in the hands of young people, but too few of them want to build careers in those fields, a high-profile panel of government, academic and aerospace experts said yesterday in San Diego. (Mentions UCSD and Calit2). More

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GOP Convention's Halo Tarnished
San Diego Union-Tribune, August 13 -- The 1996 Republican National Convention that took place in San Diego is now seen by some auditors and investigators as among a string of events that strained San Diego's tight city finances, leading policy-makers in 1996 to balance the books by paying less into the city pension system than was needed to meet its future obligations to thousands of retirees. (Quotes Sam Popkin, a political scientist at UCSD). More

State Campuses Struggle with Enrollment Surge
San Francisco Chronicle, August 14 -- UC Davis and some other California universities have admitted more freshmen than they have room for and now are scrambling to find extra bed space, hire more instructors, and expand student academic and health services. In the University of California system, UCSD is about 350 freshmen over its target and UC Irvine is about 400 over. More

UCSD to Lead Cardiac, Trauma Care Program
North County Times, August 12 -- Heart attack and trauma patients will get more help from trained paramedics and better access to new treatments under a program led locally by UCSD. Called the "Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium," it is a joint United States and Canadian program to improve survival and recovery from cardiac arrest and traumatic injuries. More

The Oregon Dead Zone
Blue Oregon, August 13 -- The Middle East is in flames. Confidence in the Bush regime and the Republican-dominated Congress is so low that control of the national legislature is up for grabs this November. Put it all on the back burner. Something with potentially more far-reaching consequences has just showed up in the news -- again. The “Dead Zone” is back off the Oregon Coast. Scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography concluded fish larvae are down 50 percent and there have been massive kelp die-offs. More